September Prayer Letter

Bonjour from Côte d'Ivoire!

We arrived safely in Côte d’Ivoire last month and have loved life here so far. Despite getting the flu the morning we left the States, the travel was very smooth. Aiden even slept well on the airplane. The whole experience went about as well as it could have. Thank you so much for your prayers for us! 

The first few days in country we settled into our apartment and then we were off to a city up north for a week long conference. It was a wonderful time to connect with our team (pictured above) as well as Ivorian students and Cru staff. 

Since being back in Abidjan we have continued to make our apartment feel like home and have jumped into ministry. The next few months we will focus on language learning and investigating unreached universities in the city.

Semailles 3

“Semailles!!! …. A faire de vie!!” Hearing 83 Ivorian college students shout that phrase multiple times a day is motivating. It means- ‘Sowing (the gospel)… a way of life.’ Semailles is an annual conference held in Cote d’Ivoire to train and equip students to sow the gospel on their campuses. Students come from all over the country to be taught and be encouraged by stories of peers launching movements in new places. The way they joyfully and intensely worship in music and prayer and their commitment to seeing the good news of Jesus reach their country as they fast together is invigorating to our faith. God is moving in this place. We are privileged to step into the harvest from the labor of others and sow seeds for future teams! Here is a picture of one session during the conference:

Prayer Requests

• Praise God with us! Our transition here has not been free of difficulty, but the Lord has blessed us tremendously. Praise him for his protection and provision for us. 
• Pray for our team to learn French so we can better communicate with students and in the city. 
• We are in the process of exploring the 135+ universities of this city. Pray we get good information and know how to prioritize launching movements on these campuses. Pray we find people of peace as we go. 

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We officialy have a walker! Little man has loved his new form of transportation and spends his days wandering all around our apartment. He has transitioned extremely well here. Thank you so much for your prayers for our family!

Davy, our team members, Ivorian staff, and students showing the Jesus Film in a Northern village.

The view from our apartment window.